Japan's new main rocket "H3" auxiliary engine test AXA August 28, 19:32
AXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's development of Japan's new main rocket "H3" auxiliary engine combustion test was conducted at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
"H3" is a new major Japanese rocket that is planned to launch the first unit next year. On the 28th, the combustion test of "SRB-3", which is being developed as an auxiliary engine, was conducted at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. It was.
"SRB-3" is 14.6 meters long and weighs 75.5 tons, and is designed the same as the actual launch. When jetted for about 1 minute and 40 seconds, large vibrations and white smoke from the observation platform 1 km away Was confirmed.
According to JAXA, the expected performance has been confirmed, and it is expected that the main engine will be fully tested for the launch of the first aircraft.
Atsushi Okada, the project manager in charge of the development, said, “The development of H3 has come to about the 8th station, so I want to steadily climb the data evaluation carefully.”